Judges 5:3

Hear, ye kings! Give ear, ye princes! I, unto Yahweh,—I, will sing, Will make melody to Yahweh, God of Israel.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Hear, O ye kings; give ear, O ye princes; I, even I, will sing unto the LORD; I will sing praise to the LORD God of Israel.

In Context

2For the leadership of leaders in Israel, For the volunteering of the people,—Bless ye Yahweh!

4O Yahweh! When thou didst come forth out of Seir, When thou didst march along out of the field of Edom, Earth, trembled, Heaven also, poured forth,—Yea, dark clouds, poured forth waters;

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Cross References

Genesis 6:17And, I, behold me! bringing in the flood—even waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh wherein is the spirit of life, from under the heavens,—everything that is in the earth, shall cease to breathe:

Exodus 31:6I myself, therefore, lo! I have given with him Oholiab, son of Ahisamach of the tribe of Dan, and in the heart of every one that is wise-hearted, have I put wisdom,—so shall they make all that I have commanded thee—

Deuteronomy 32:1Give ear O ye heavens and I will speak, And let the earth hear the sayings of my mouth:

Judges 5:7There was a failure of rulers, in Israel, a failure,—until I arose, a Deborah, arose, a mother in Israel:—

1 Kings 19:10And he said—Very jealous, have I been, for Yahweh, God of hosts, because the sons of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thine altars, have they thrown down, thy prophets, also have they slain with the sword,—and, I alone, am left, and they have sought my life, to take it.

Ezra 7:21And, from me myself, Artaxerxes the king, issueth an edict, to all the treasurers who are Beyond the River,—that, whatsoever Ezra the priest the scribe of the law of the God of the heavens shall ask of you, with diligence, shall it be done:

Matthew Henry on Judges 5:2-6

The Song of Deborah and Barak. ( b. c. 1285.) 1 Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying, 2 Praise ye the Lord for the avenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered themselves. 3 Hear, O ye kings; give ear, O ye princes; I, even I, will sing unto the Lord ; I will sing praise to the Lord God of Israel. 4 Lord , when thou wentest out of Seir, when thou marchedst out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens dropped, the clouds also dropped water. 5 The mountains… Read the whole commentary →

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